Kasauli Shooting: After Battling for Life for 12 Days, Second Victim Succumbs to Injuries

Vijay Singh fired at officials when they insisted on executing the Supreme Court order to demolish illegal constructions at his guest house.

Accused Vijay Singh who fired at officials when they insisted on executing the Supreme Court order to demolish illegal constructions at his guest house. (PTI Photo)

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Shimla: After battling for life for 12 days, another victim of Kasauli firing, purportedly by a guest house owner during a demolition drive in Himachal Pradesh, succumbed to his injuries on Sunday, police said.

Earlier, Assistant Town Planner Shail Bala Sharma, 51, was killed by Narayani guest house owner Vijay Thakur who allegedly fired at least three bullets at her during the demolition drive in Solan district.

Public Works Department employee Gulab Singh got bullet injuries when Vijay Singh fired at employees deployed to raze illegal constructions in the area on May 1.

He was referred to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh where he died.

The accused was arrested from Mathura in Uttar Pradesh two days after the crime. Thereafter, he was remanded to police custody.

Vijay Singh fired at officials when they insisted on executing the Supreme Court order to demolish illegal constructions at his guest house.

The apex court, which ordered the demolition of illegal constructions in 13 hotels and resorts in Kasauli area, took suo motu cognisance over the firing incident.

On May 9, the court asked the state government to provide it the names and designations of officers who were posted in Kasauli when unauthorized constructions were carried out.

A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta also sought a report from the state on specific steps taken to ensure that no uauthorized construction was being carried out in other parts of the state.

During the hearing, the bench told the Advocate General of Himachal Pradesh: "Unless you take action and remove four-five people from service, nothing will fall in line."